I wasn't in class Thursday & Friday, but these notes are from Ashlyn Bishop
Act III Scene I
- By looking like their doing the right thing they can convince people their not malicious
- first time we hear it from Claudius admit he is feeling guilty
- "to be or not to be" (all these questions about whether to live or die, etc)
- Rosencrantz & Gildenstern are on Claudius' side
- Hamlet comments that he doesn't trust Ophelia in the moment. It's easy to be seduced by beauty
- he doesn't love her anymore
- questions her motives
- he is upset at everybody
- he knows he is imperfect but everyone else is so much worse
- tells Polonius how he feels about him
- women corrupt men
- he is uncontrollably mad
- Claudius and Polonius set up a conversation with Ophelia and Hamlet to hear what he says
- Claudius wants to remove the threat (hamlet)
- Polonius tells Claudius to let hamlet and Gertrude talk alone while Polonius eavesdrops
- if he is a threat, send him to England
- Polonius only thinks about himself
Scene II
- Hamlet says act naturally don't over do it but don't under do it. Make it seem real; don't improvise
- commenting on the overall play and the play within the play
- Hamlet tells Horatio to look out for Claudius' reaction
- By looking like their doing the right thing they can convince people their not malicious
- first time we hear it from Claudius admit he is feeling guilty
- "to be or not to be" (all these questions about whether to live or die, etc)
- Rosencrantz & Gildenstern are on Claudius' side
- Hamlet comments that he doesn't trust Ophelia in the moment. It's easy to be seduced by beauty
- he doesn't love her anymore
- questions her motives
- he is upset at everybody
- he knows he is imperfect but everyone else is so much worse
- tells Polonius how he feels about him
- women corrupt men
- he is uncontrollably mad
- Claudius and Polonius set up a conversation with Ophelia and Hamlet to hear what he says
- Claudius wants to remove the threat (hamlet)
- Polonius tells Claudius to let hamlet and Gertrude talk alone while Polonius eavesdrops
- if he is a threat, send him to England
- Polonius only thinks about himself
Scene II
- Hamlet says act naturally don't over do it but don't under do it. Make it seem real; don't improvise
- commenting on the overall play and the play within the play
- Hamlet tells Horatio to look out for Claudius' reaction
- Hamlet acts/replies insanely
- The players act out the play
- Hamlet sexually teases Ophelia
- In the middle of the play Claudius tells them to turn the lights on and stop; everyone leaves
- Hamlet is excited and continues to act insane
- Gertrude asks to speak to Hamlet
Scene III
- Claudius is worried that Hamlet is dangerous and asks Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to escort Hamlet to England
- Alone, Claudius expresses his guilt
- Hamlet is about to kill Claudius but he doesn't want to do it while he is praying because he doesn't want him to go to heaven (he will kill him when he is sinning)
Scene IV
- Gertrude tells Hamlet that he offended Claudius and he says that she offended King Hamlet
- Gertrude cries out for help and Hamlet thinks Claudius is hiding behind the curtain but it is really Polonius and he kills him
- The ghost appears but Gertrude can't see it
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